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deprecor

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Latin

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Etymology

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From dē- (away from, down from) +‎ precor (request, beg, call upon).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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dēprecor (present infinitive dēprecārī, perfect active dēprecātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to avert or ward off by (earnest) prayer; deprecate
  2. to pray for, intercede on behalf of

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: deprecate
  • Italian: deprecare
  • Polish: deprekować
  • Spanish: deprecar

References

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  • deprecor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • deprecor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • deprecor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to beg for life: mortem deprecari (B. G. 7. 40. 6)